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Tag: Texas A&M University
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Texas A&M Completes Nine-Year Fundraising Campaign, Raises $4.25 Billion
Texas A&M University’s $4 billion “Lead by Example” campaign, which spanned nine years, has ended with $4.25 billion raised, according to Texas A&M officials. The campaign – launched publicly 2015 but started in 2012 – was a joint project between Texas A&M, the Texas A&M Foundation, The Association of Former Students, the 12th Man Foundation, […]
February 25, 2021
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Dr. Amy Waer Named Dean of Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Dr. Amy Waer will be dean of the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, effective Jan. 1, according to a Texas A&M press release. Waer has been serving as interim dean since September 2019. During her tenure as interim dean, Waer continued to operate as executive dean for education and academic programs for the college. […]
December 22, 2020
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Dr. Carol Fierke Named Provost and Executive Vice President at Brandeis University
Dr. Carol A. Fierke, provost and executive vice president at Texas A&M University since 2017, will be Brandeis University’s next provost, executive vice president and chief academic officer, effective January 1, 2021, according to Brandeis officials. Prior to Texas A&M, Fierke – a biochemist and proponent of women and underrepresented peoples in STEM – held […]
December 1, 2020
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Texas A&M University President Dr. Michael Young Stepping Down Dec. 31
Texas A&M University President Dr. Michael K. Young will be stepping down Dec. 31, 2020, KBTX reported. “During [Young’s] tenure, the university increased research expenditures nearly 13%, to almost $1 billion a year; concluded a $4 billion Lead by Example fundraising campaign; and experienced a rise in national and world rankings,” Chancellor John Sharp said. […]
November 25, 2020
African-American
Texas A&M Students Divided Over the Statue of a Former University President
Texas A&M University students and alumni are divided over the place of a statue on campus of Sul Ross, a Confederate General who is also a former president of the university. The statue was discovered to have been vandalized Wednesday, with ‘racist’ and ‘BLM’ (Black Lives Matter) painted on it. University police is investigating the […]
June 11, 2020
Students
Online Drag Shows and Shoe Box Parade Floats: Campus Communities Virtually Celebrate Pride in Style
Online drag shows, miniature floats made out of shoe boxes, virtual panel discussions and dance parties – these are just a few of the ways LGBTQ students and alumni are marking Pride month. Even with parades shut down and campuses closed, college communities are gathering online to celebrate.
June 9, 2020
Opinion
Reflections on the Professional Development of a Successful Senior Diversity Officer in Higher Education
At a time when colleges and universities are faced with a plethora of challenges associated with modeling a complex campus community that mirrors the faces of the social and cultural demographics of our respective states and society, many university executive leaders such as presidents and chancellors look to key individuals to lead diversity, equity and […]
March 17, 2020
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Feds Investigating Cornell’s Ties to Qatar and China
When President Donald Trump welcomed the emir of Qatar to Washington with a lavish Treasury Department dinner, the guest list included the president of Georgetown University, one of six U.S. schools that operate branch campuses in the country, according to a report in The Ithaca Journal. But while Trump was praising Qatar at the event […]
July 11, 2019
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Texas Initiative for Male Students of Color Issues First Policy Brief
A major initiative in Texas to bolster the success of men of color in college continues to expand, and the inaugural report in what will be a series of policy briefs reveals some interesting data about where male Latino students in the state are performing best academically.
April 3, 2019
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Dr. Tommy J. Curry is Leaving the U.S. to Establish Black Male Studies in the UK
Dr. Tommy J. Curry—arguably one of the nation’s most prolific philosophers of race, whose research focuses on the Black male experience— is leaving the United States to become the Chair of Africana Philosophy and Black Male Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
March 3, 2019
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Dr. Rumya S. Putcha: A Performance Studies Scholar
Dr. Rumya S. Putcha’s venture to the professoriate was a “series of happy accidents.”
February 12, 2019
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Texas A&M University to Close for President George H.W. Bush’s Funeral
Texas A&M University has announced that the Bryan-College Station campus will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 6 for former President George H.W. Bush’s funeral which will take place at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Bush’s casket will arrive to College Station from Houston by train on Dec. 6, according to ABC-affiliate KXXV. […]
December 3, 2018
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